Private sector economists expect June inflation to be close to the higher end of the government's target range of manageable consumer price hikes. Dutch bank ING projected an above-target headline rate of 4.1 percent year-on-year for June, from the 3.9 percent posted in May. The Philippine...
The Philippines’ total savings rose to P6.60 trillion in 2023, breaching the pre-pandemic record, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. The PSA’s latest consolidated accounts and income and outlay accounts report released on Thursday showed the country’s 2023 gross...
Go For Gold goes to Cebu City for Series 2 of its criterium race on Sunday, June 30. Go for Gold founder Jeremy Go, left, and race commissaire Sunshine Vallejos Home of the notable Cebuano riders in the likes of Jose and Manolito Moring, Rolando Pagnanawon, Renato Mier and many more, Go for Gold...
Series 2 of the Go For Gold Race takes the spotlight in Tuesday’s session, June 25, of the weekly Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum at the conference hall of the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex. Go For Gold founder Jeremy Go and lady commissaire Sunshine Vallejos will grace the...
Approved building permits rose 12.8 percent in April from a year ago as more residential and non-residential projects were started. A report from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that construction starts, measured by building permit approvals, totaled 13,332 during the month, an...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has called for an investigation into the proliferation of fake birth certificates which allow unscrupulous individuals to evade immigration laws and perpetrate crimes. Gatchalian made the call noting how many persons, including foreign nationals secure...
The country posted the highest growth in the tourism sector last year despite coming from the pandemic period, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. The PSA reported that the share of tourism direct gross value added to the economy, as measured by the gross domestic product...
The cost of construction materials in Metro Manila increased at a slower pace in May, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. The annual growth rate of the construction materials retail price index (CMRPI) dropped to 1.0 percent in May 2024 from 1.2 percent in April and 2.6 percent in...
Two upcoming world championships will be on the table as the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) resumes its weekly Forum on Tuesday, June 18, at the conference hall of the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex. The Gilas Pilipinas U-17 squad and the Philippine Esports team are gracing the public...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that rice and corn production is expected to decrease in the third quarter of this year. As of May, palay or rice production is estimated to drop by 8.4 percent to 3.89 million metric tons between April and June from 4.25 million MT in the same...
Digital National IDs, like their physical counterparts, should also be accepted by public, government, and private institutions as valid and sufficient proof of identity, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) stressed. The PSA reminded, however, that institutions may also verify the...
A surge in imports led to the country’s trade deficit reaching its highest level since November last year, preliminary data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. Based on the PSA report released on Tuesday, June 11, the gap in the trade balance, or the difference between the...
